Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 896

Authorities say transmission remains active despite ongoing containment efforts

Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walk in a formation as they disinfect the house of an unidentified man who died of Ebola, before retrieving his body, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Quartier Shuni 1, a residential sector in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 24, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere